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Two Automakers Make Senior Supply Chain and Procurement Executive Leadership Changes

Supply Chain Matters

Last week both Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal reported the departure of yet another senior manufacturing executive at Rivian Automotive as well as an overall reorganization. The Wall Street Journal reported that Tim Fallon, the existing Vice President of Manufacturing will remain in that role. . Rivian Automotive.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The responsibility of sustainability is no longer limited to the individual, but it extends to corporations, industries and even governments. The global supply chain industry has by default, a large environmental impact, through its carbon footprint. pandemic response. Photo Credit: Changi Airport Group. Acting for Planet.

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PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Logistics Viewpoints

294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from purchased energy. They have asked they value chain partners to take four actions: Report their scope 1 and 2 emissions by the end of 2022. PepsiCo’s Internal Supply Chain.

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10 Greatest Supply Chain Management Books of All Time

Supply Chain Opz

Supply Chain Management Book Ranking In publishing industry, Nielsen BookScan is the most widely used database for a book ranking method. Anyway, the access to this database costs an arm and a leg. Therefore, the challenge to establish ranking method is to find more economical data source and unbiased metric.

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COVID-19 Virus is expected to reduce meat selection and raise prices

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Industry leaders acknowledge that the U.S. The 15 largest pork-packing plants account for 60 percent of all pork processed, so when even one of those plants closes for days or weeks, the consequences ripple across the industry. slaughterhouses. And Smithfield Foods halted production at its plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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Using Big Data to Drive Manufacturing Sales: 3 Big Takeaways from the USMTO Reports

GlobalTranz

How Can USMTO Reports Help Drive Manufacturing Sales and your Bottom Line? The United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) data report is compiled monthly by the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). What is the USMTO Data Report? Why Wenzel America Uses the USMTO Data Reports.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 3.11-3.15

Freight Plus

XPO’s stock nosedived last December after a short seller’s negative report. Last month, XPO lost $600 million in business from its largest customer whom most industry analysts believe was Amazon. 310,000 Class 8 truck orders in 2018 marked the fourth strongest year for heavy duty truck purchases on record. 2018 — I mean — wow!